In the dark, an object is more clearly seen when viewed in peripheral vision than when viewed directly. This phenomenon occurs because the rods located in the retina aremore sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the foveamore sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the foveaAless sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the fovealess sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the foveaBas sensitive in the dark as cones and are few in number in the foveaas sensitive in the dark as cones and are few in number in the foveaCmore numerous than cones are in the foveamore numerous than cones are in the foveaDas numerous as cones are all over the retina